Quotes About Innovation

Picasso said "good artists copy but great artists steal.

When you start viewing creativity as a process of combination, and imagination as the ability to connect, stretch, and merge things in new ways, creative brilliance becomes less mystifying. A creative genius is just better at connecting the dots than others are.

In every field of human endeavor, the more visionary the work, the less likely it is to be quickly understood and embraced by lesser minds.

Facts and ideas are dead in themselves and it is the imagination that gives life to them." -W. I. B. Beveridge

though. Before you can connect dots, you need to have dots to connect. The more material you're exposed to in the world, the more grist you'll have for your imagination mill. Tesla fully immersed himself in the world of electricity. He read hundreds of books. He conducted thousands of experiments and took copious notes. The more varied your knowledge and experiences are, the more likely you are to be able to create

creativity is "just connecting things.

All great geniuses are incredibly creative in their own ways. They're able to take what is known, dream of new possibilities, and bring them into the world. Every mathematical enigma solved, every masterful symphony composed, every revolutionary machine invented, every brilliant philosophy penned, every great corporation built...they all sprang from a person with an extraordinary imagination.

Einstein attributed many of his physics breakthroughs to his violin breaks, which he believed helped him connect ideas in very different ways.

Your mind has an incredible ability to cross-pollinate—that is, to connect disparate things to solve problems in unique ways or envision new creations. Einstein attributed many of his physics breakthroughs to his violin breaks, which he believed helped him connect ideas in very different ways.

Within a week, the entire nation was raving about alternating current as the future of electricity. The fair was a debilitating blow to Edison's direct current, and foreshadowed the coup de grace in the War

every field of human endeavor, the more visionary the work, the less likely it is to be quickly understood and embraced by lesser minds.

Salvador Dali said "those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.

Seek out new, interesting experiences,

The air is full of ideas,

imagination, though? Michelangelo said he saw angels in the marble and carved until he set them free. Most of us regard creativity in the same way we regard that statement—as a mysterious

Imagination is the life force of the genius code. This force amplifies and colors every other piece of the code, and unlocks our potential for understanding and ability.

Examples of such remarkable transformations abound throughout history. Henry Ford failed in business several times and was flat broke five times before he founded the Ford Motor Company.

imagination is more important than knowledge," because "knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand." All great geniuses are incredibly creative in

this concept. From Mozart to Bobby Fischer to Bill Gates to the Beatles, their diverse journeys from nothing

When wireless is fully applied the earth will be converted into a huge brain, capable of response in every one of its parts," Tesla promised.

knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.

There's a lesson here. In every field of human endeavor, the more visionary the work, the less likely it is to be quickly understood and embraced by lesser minds.

genius code: curiosity. It's an essential part of becoming more creative. Expand your interests in life. Seek out new, interesting experiences, no matter how mundane or inconsequential they might seem to others. Read books, watch documentaries, and discuss your ideas with others. No subject, no matter how specialized or esoteric, is off limits. You never know where your imagination will find pieces for its puzzles.

In 1891, in his New York City lab, Tesla proved that energy could be transmitted through the air by wirelessly lighting lamps. This discovery fascinated Tesla, sparking his lifelong obsession with wireless energy. He immediately envisioned a network of transmission stations that would provide free, wireless energy to not only the United States, but the world.